Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Patient Assaulted by Doctor at IGMC Shimla
A man named Arjun went to the hospital in Shimla because he was having trouble breathing.
The doctor was not nice to him and even hit him when Arjun asked the doctor to be polite.
The whole thing was recorded on video and shared online.
Arjun's family and friends were very upset and protested outside the hospital, asking for the doctor to be punished.
The hospital is looking into what happened, and the police have also started an investigation.
The doctor says Arjun was rude first, but Arjun says the doctor started being rude without any reason.
A patient named Arjun Panwar (Arjun Singh) was allegedly assaulted by a doctor at IGMC Shimla on December 21.
The incident was captured on video and went viral on social media, showing the doctor hitting the patient.
The patient had visited the hospital for a bronchoscopy and was experiencing breathing difficulties.
The patient's family and friends protested outside the hospital, demanding action against the doctor.
The hospital administration has formed a three-member inquiry committee and an FIR has been filed against the doctor.
- Who
- Patient: Arjun Panwar (Arjun Singh), Doctor: Dr. Raghav Narula (Senior Resident)
- What
- Alleged assault of a patient by a doctor
- When
- December 21
- Where
- Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla
- Why
- Patient requested the doctor to speak respectfully, leading to an alleged assault
Patient's Perspective
Doctor's Perspective
Initiation of the Incident
Patient's Perspective
The patient claims the doctor started behaving rudely without provocation and assaulted him after he requested respectful communication.
Doctor's Perspective
The doctor alleges that the patient behaved rudely first and that the assault was a response to the patient's behavior.
- Location
- Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla
- Date
- December 21
- Patient's Condition
- Breathing difficulties
- Incident Captured
- Yes, on video
- Protest
- Yes, by patient's attendants
- Investigation
- A three-member inquiry committee has been formed by the hospital administration.
- Police Action
- An FIR has been filed against the doctor.
- Patient's Name
- Arjun Panwar (also referred to as Arjun Singh in one article)
- Doctor's Name
- Dr. Raghav Narula (Senior Resident)
Sources
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